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Production Coordinator Wanted for Mediafreaks

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Thank you all those who applied for this position. We have found our latest freak and the position is now closed. We are looking for a Production Coordinator to join Mediafreaks! The person will be the bridge between the Executive Producer, Producer and the production crew to coordinate and facilitate the smooth running of the production of [...]

Quit Your Job! Says Graphic Artist

Sunday, June 29, 2008

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This is a rather interesting article from Rune Spaans, a 33 years old graphic artist from Norway. I’ve found it to be rather lucid and should be particularly interesting to CG artists. Below is the article. Do you want to be an animator, but all you do is compositing? Are you spending all your time modeling, [...]

3 Steps to Getting Employed as an Animator

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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Getting employed as an animator can be broken down into 3 broad steps. There are more intricate details but I will cover those later in another entry. The Cover Letter Be polite, concise and purposeful. Make sure you do ample research on the company you are sending your letter to. You will want to know what [...]

Landing a Job in Animation

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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I have heard many people describe the animation industry as ‘cool’, ‘interesting’, ‘glamourous’ and many such similiar terms. Well, no wonder 3D animation jobs are so highly sought after these days. Depending on which part of the world you are in, there is either a shortage of job vacancies for animators or an even bigger shortage [...]

3D Animation is Not Just About Animation

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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I have said this many times and I will continue to say it - most people study 3D animation to do animation and there cannot be a worse reason for coming into the industry. I say this because they come in for the wrong reason, and will leave for the wrong reason. The first time most people [...]

Getting Started in 3D Animation - My Way

Monday, November 19, 2007

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This article is not about getting started in 3D animation the conventional way - the conventional way being to enroll in a media school and going through a 2 or 3 year course in Digital Design teaching you anything and everything from 2D illustrating to video production to sound design to web design to graphic [...]